No one ‘makes us angry.’ We make ourselves angry when we surrender control of our attitude. – Jim Rohn
I have little to add here.
Only to ask, perhaps challenge, you to consider this and agree with it (which has tremendous implications for how you live) or to disagree (which too has tremendous implications for how you live).
Well . . . ?
I want to talk with you about gaps. Two gaps in particular. The first is the gap between where you are and where you want to be. We all have this gap, and once it’s closed, we find new things we want. But the gap means we need to change, and we’re hard wired to…
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness. – Frank Tyger They are both important. Are you doing both? Either?
Every calamity is a spur and a valuable hint. – Emerson Yes, I am riffing off the recent political meme in the post title. (“Never let a crisis go to waste.” (Attributed, I believe, to Rahm Emanuel).) That aside, Emerson’s words are an extremely valuable reminder. We ignore “failures” and “calamities” at our peril. Every…
All we are is peace, love, and wisdom, and the power to create the illusion we’re not. – Jack Pransky Every instant of our life is a choice point. Through habit or conscious choice we decide what we’re going to do, or not do, and how we’re going to do it. These choices come from…
High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation. – Jack Kinder So many people have low expectations. It’s “safer” that way. If you don’t want much, you can avoid “failure.” The thing is there’s no such thing as failure, just results. Sometimes the results are not what we desired and/or anticipated. That’s…
Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it. – Rene Descartes Anthony Robbins would call the above “chunking.” He would say we should chunk everything down to whatever size necessary to take action on something and complete it. There’s a lot to what he, and Descartes, say. *…